''The Gate of Sun'' ( ar, باب الشمس,
translit. Bab el shams, french: La Porte du soleil) is a 2004 French-Egyptian
war film
War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war fi ...
directed by
Yousry Nasrallah
Yousry Nasrallah ( ar, يسرى نصر الله ) (born 26 July 1952) is an Egyptian film director.
Biography
Nasrallah was born to a Coptic Christian family in Cairo. He graduated in economics and political science at Cairo University. Fo ...
. It was screened out of competition at the
2004 Cannes Film Festival
The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004 in film, 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the United States, American film ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' by Michael Moore.
The festival opened with ''Bad Education (2004 film), La mala educa ...
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Cast
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Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass ( ar, هيام عباس, he, היאם עבאס; born 30 November 1960), also Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director.
Personal life
Hiam Abbass was born in Nazareth, Israel, to a Muslim Arab family. She was raised ...
- Um Youness
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Fady Abou-Samra - Dr. Amgad
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Hussein Abou Seada - Colonel Mehdi
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Mohamed Akil - Responsible OLP
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Ahmad Al Ahmad - Adnan
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Vivianne Antonios - Epouse de Sameh
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Muhtaseb Aref - Sheikh Ibrahim
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Gérard Avedissian - Barman
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Antoine Balabane - Georges
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Béatrice Dalle - Catherine
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Darina El Joundi - Femme fantôme
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Maher Essam - Selim
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Hanane Hajj Ali - Zeinab
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Mohamed Hedaki - Abou Essaf
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Talal Jordy - Tortionnaire
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Bassel Khayyat - Khaleel
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Ragaa Kotrosh - Om Soliman
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Kassem Melho - Ostaz Youssef
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Orwa Nyrabia - Youness
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Hala Omran - Shams
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Nadira Omran - Um Hasan
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Bassem Samra Basim, Basem or Bassem (Arabic: بَاسِم ') is a common Arabic name meaning "one who smiles". A more accurate proper spelling in English is Basim, as there is no stress ( Shadda) on the "s" syllable in the Arabic original. The name stem from th ...
- Interrogateur
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Wissam Smayra - Himself
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Rim Turkhi - Nahila
References
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2004 films
French war drama films
2000s Arabic-language films
2000s war drama films
Films directed by Yousry Nasrallah
Egyptian war drama films
2004 drama films
2000s French films
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